1952 VFL Season Round 5: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1952 between Footscray and Richmond during round five of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Charlie Sutton captained the hosts. Des Rowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

Footscray (9.6.60) defeated Richmond (5.6.36).

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 17 May 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 22,500

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Richmond
Score: 9.6.60 - 5.6.36

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Footscray	2	.	3	4	.	4	6	.	4	9	.	6	9	.	6	(60)
Richmond	1	.	1	2	.	3	4	.	3	5	.	6	5	.	6	(36)
Margin	FOOT by 8			FOOT by 13			FOOT by 13			FOOT by 24			FOOT by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Charlie Sutton
Coach: Charlie Sutton

Richmond

Captain: Des Rowe
Coach: Jack Dyer

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

M. Blumfield

Player Statistics

Footscray

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
30	Abbey, Angus	?	?	0	?
14	Barrett, John	?	?	0	?
18	Bryden, Dave	?	?	1	?
17	Bulman, Alan	?	?	0	?
2	Collins, Jack	?	?	0	?
22	Donald, Wally	?	?	0	?
7	Duffy, Roger	?	?	2	?
21	Edwards, Arthur	?	?	1	?
24	Gallagher, Jim	?	?	0	?
34	Gilmore, Brian	?	?	0	?
10	Harper, Roy	?	?	1	?
25	Henderson, Herb	?	?	0	?
31	King, Jack	?	?	0	?
23	Linton, Alby	?	?	0	?
19	Martin, Alan	?	?	0	?
28	Reynolds, Doug	?	?	1	?
4	Richards, Ron	?	?	1	?
35	Rogers, Allen	?	?	2	?
9	Ross, Don	?	?	0	?
6	Sutton, Charlie (c)	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				9	6

Richmond

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
16	Austen, Col	?	?	0	?
9	Boland, Brian	?	?	0	?
27	Brennan, Jim	?	?	0	?
33	Cations, Allan	?	?	0	?
17	Clarke, Fred	?	?	0	?
7	Cooke, Allan	?	?	1	?
29	Flintoff, Les	?	?	1	?
21	Fraser, Don	?	?	0	?
36	Geard, Rex	?	?	0	?
1	Nix, John	?	?	0	?
14	Oppy, Max	?	?	0	?
4	O'Rourke, Jack	?	?	0	?
24	Poulter, Ray	?	?	0	?
15	Rowe, Des (c)	?	?	0	?
3	Rowe, Havel	?	?	0	?
19	Spring, Geoff	?	?	0	?
28	Turner, Brian	?	?	0	?
25	Western, Alby	?	?	0	?
32	Wilson, Bill	?	?	3	?
2	Wright, Roy	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				5	6

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

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Links

1952 VFL Season

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